Another figure in Dann scandal resigns

A central figure in the sexual-harassment scandal that forced former Attorney General Marc Dann from office made it known today that she is quitting her job.

A central figure in the sexual-harassment scandal that forced former Attorney General Marc Dann from office made it known today that she is quitting her job.

Stephanie Bostos Demers, the attorney general's human-resources director, is the first high-ranking administrator to step down since the early-May bloodletting that saw two of Dann's top aides fired, two more quit and yet two others disciplined.

Demers' office received sexual-harassment complaints from two female employees of Anthony Gutierrez, the general services chief whose behavior touched off the scandal. The human-resources office was criticized for not acting quickly on the complaints, but Demers herself was not reprimanded.

Her resignation is effective July 11, said Paula Luna Paoletti, the office's acting chief of staff.